Originally published December 7 2005
FAO focuses on nutrition education to end malnutrition around the world
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has developed the Family Nutrition Guide and other educational materials to help schools teach good nutrition.
FAO stresses that nutrition education is a key for developing the skills and motivation needed to eat well, and is especially important in situations where families have limited resources.
A lack of trained personnel, coupled with a shortage of libraries, books, guidelines, other sources of information, and non-existent or slow internet connections, make educating people about nutrition a formidable challenge.
But meeting this challenge is essential if progress is to be made on the global commitment to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Fundamentally, the MDGs are about improving the health and welfare of the poor, and in most instances this cannot occur without improvements in nutrition.
As part of its global efforts to strengthen nutrition education activities FAO produces a number of information, communication and educational materials.
The Family Nutrition Guide helps governments and non-governmental organizations to inform and motivate people to adopt healthy diets and lifestyles throughout their lives.
"The Guide is a basic nutrition education tool that can play a vital role in promoting good eating habits," according to Ellen Muehlhoff of FAO's Nutrition Education and Communication Group.
"It was written primarily for health workers, nutritionists, agricultural extension workers, or other development workers, because these are the people most often working with poor rural and urban families.
With chapters like "Getting enough food", "Making good family meals" and "Keeping food safe and clean", the Guide can improve family nutrition in a number of areas.
This package will assist educators to establish effective nutrition education in schools.
This practical hands-on material consists of a technical reader, a set of worksheets and a classroom curriculum chart and gives step-by-step guidance in planning or redesigning a nutrition education classroom curriculum and related school-based nutrition activities.
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